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Thy salvation. Thereby to show, that he came not by Angels, or by men, or by any other means, but only from the alone and eternal God. He calleth him thy salvation, for his name was not given him by Joseph nor by Mary, but by the Angel of God, ¹signifying that he was come from heaven, the father saw him when he was borne, the spirit came upon him when he was baptized, the Angels ministered unto him in the ²wilderness, his enemies subscribed unto him upon the cross, the Virgin travelled, the star walked, the wise men came out of far countries to worship him, then is not this Jehovah the mighty God, whose birth is ⟨p. 31⟩glorious, whose life is famous, whose death is meritorious. None can take upon him the authority of God, but he, on whose shoulders the Lord layeth it, being sent of God & from God. Then we see that our Saviour is the true Saviour sent from God, for all creatures bear witness unto him, yea the very devils, with all the evil spirits do obey his voice, at whose name all knees do bow. He ³came not to bring health, wealth, pleasures, or profits, for the which if he had, then multitudes of worldlings would have followed him: but he came to bring salvation, righteousness, peace, truth and life, therefore few care for him. He came to save sinners, not all sinners, not every one that saith Lord Lord, ⁴but he came to save penitent sinners, which turned unto God by their repentance, therefore he prayeth in John for those only that ⁵were given unto him. So soon as the seed is sown, the stones bruise it, the thorns choke it, and the sun doth parch it: and what comfort hath the lily among thorns? therefore wisdom taketh her unto her wings, & whispereth saying, you shall seek me before I come, you shall seek me but shall not find ⁶me, because ye have refused me when I offered my self unto you.